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Coach Beaty and KU coaching staff has been hard at work recruiting since the moment they got (back) to Lawrence. That sounds cliché, but to illustrate, consider that Kansas has (as of 12/23) extended 178 offers to the members of class of 2016, 50 offers out to the class of 2017, and four offers to the class of 2018 (per 247 Sports).
The Jayhawks currently have a list of 14 pledges for the upcoming 2016 class. Obviously, there is still a long ways to go with this class still having nine spots to fill to get to the maximum of 25. Here's a look at the current "commits" for 2016:
| LOI | JUCO | Player | POS | State | 247 Rank | Rivals | Other Offers |
| Dagan Haehn | QB | TX | Murray St | ||||
| Braylon Royal | WR | TX | 3* | 2* | Illini, Ark St, SDSU | ||
| x | x | Stephan Robinson | WR | OK | 3* | 2* | Ark St, USA, USM, Tul, USU |
| Keegan Brewer | WR | TX | |||||
| Chris Hughes | OL | TX | 3* | 3* | UNT, TTU, UTSA, Cal, Hou | ||
| Antione Frazier | OL | TX | 3* | 2* | |||
| x | Joe Malanga | OL | UT | 3* | 2* | Hou | |
| Hunter Harris | OL | TX | 3* | 2* | Army, Cal, Tul, SFA | ||
| x | Manaia Perese | DT | UT | 3* | 2* | Haw, UNI, Tul | |
| x | x | Isi Holani | DT | CA | 3* | 3* | KSU, CSU, Haw, UAB |
| x | x | DeeIsaac Davis | DT | KS | 3* | 2* | Idaho, USM |
| Maciah Long | LB | TX | 3* | 3* | ASU, IU, MU, tOSU, SMU, TTU, UCF, UCLA | ||
| Kyle Mayberry | DB | OK | 3* | 3* | UH, Illini, KSU, Mem, VT, WSU, WYO | ||
| Ian Peterson | S | TX | 3* | 2* | Colo, Hou, UNM, NMSU, SMU, Tol, Wisc |
Keep in mind that only three have signed so far; those three are JUCO early enrollees and will be on campus for spring ball in 2016. The rest are only verbal commits, and have until February 2, 2016, before they can officially become Jayhawks. Obviously, they can change their verbal commitments at any time up until that date.
A couple players already have:
| Recent Decommits | |||||
| Player | POS | State | 247 Rank | Rivals | Other Offers |
| Jay Griffin | WR | TX | 3* | 2* | UNM, NMSU, UCF, Utah |
| Marquis Smith | ATH | MI | 3* | 3* | IU, ISU, Ball, EMU, Kent, Tol, WMU, CIN, SYR |
And of course, there are plenty of targets out there that the Jayhawks are heavily pursuing. As I mentioned earlier, Kansas has extended scholarship offers to 178 players in the 2016 class. Here is a look at a few players who have KU high on their list:
| 2016 Key Offers | |||||
| Player | POS | State | 247 Rank | Rivals | Other Offers |
| Peytton Pickett | RB | TX | 2* | 2* | UNM, SMU, UTEP |
| Jawon Hamilton | RB | FL | 2* | 3* | UCF, UL, Miami, FAU, FIU, Tem, WKU |
| Camron Williams | WR | TX | 3* | 3* | KSU, OU, OSU, SMU, TCU, TTU, Colo, Wisc |
| Bubba Ogbebor | WR | TX | 3* | 3* | Boise, CSU, GSU, IU, Iowa, Nev, UNT, TTU |
| Christian Jegen | WR | KS | 3* | Northern Iowa, SDak | |
| Amani Bledsoe | DE | KS | 4* | 4* | BU, NCSU, OU, Oreg, MU, UCLA, NU, many more |
| Antione Webster | S | FL | 3* | 3* | USF, MU, WVU, IU, Illini, SYR, FAU |
| Isaiah Simmons | S | KS | 4* | 3* | ASU, Illini, UL, MU, NU, Iowa, ISU, KSU, Minn |
| Jaron Bryant | S | TX | 2* | 2* | Fresno, Ark St, Haw, Illini, ULM, Nev, UNM |
| Lamar Anderson | ATH | MO | 3* | 3* | BGSU, Buff, EMU, WMU, Ball |
Also mentioned earlier, Kansas has already extended 50 offers to the class of 2017. One has already verbally committed to the Jayhawks:
| 2017 Commits | |||||
| Player | POS | State | 247 Rank | Rivals | Other Offers |
| Dominic Williams | RB | TX | 3* | 3* | ASU |
And here's a quick look at some of the more interesting names in the class of 2017 that have yet to verbally commit anywhere:
| 2017 Offers | |||||
| Player | POS | State | 247 Rank | Rivals | Other Offers |
| Avery Davis | QB | TX | 4* | 3* | Irish, TTU, Colo, UH, Oreg St, SMU, Tul, USU |
| Eno Benjamin | RB | TX | 4* | 4* | Iowa, ASU, Boise, BC, Colo, Duke, UH, NW, TTU |
| Jeff Thomas | WR | IL | 5* | 4* | Bama, FSU, Mich, MSU, MU, NU, tOSU, SYR, A&M |
| Charleston Rambo | WR | TX | 4* | 4* | ASU, Ark, BYU, Colo, UH, OU, SMU, TN, TTU, Wash |
| Camron Buckley | WR | TX | 4* | 3* | TCU, UH, SMU, UT, TTU |
| KD Nixon | WR | TX | 4* | 3* | Bay, tOSU, TCU, ASU, LOU, OSU, TN, TTU, Oreg, UT |
| Jaylon Jackson | WR | TX | 4* | 4* | TTU, OSU, SMU |
| Chance McLeod | TE | TX | 3* | 3* | Bay, LSU, TCU, UT, A&M, TTU |
| Tyrese Robinson | OL | TX | 4* | 4* | OU, OSU, Ark, Aub, Bay, UH, Mich, Miss, UT, UCLA |
| Chester Graves | DE | MO | 4* | 4* | Iowa, MU, Wisc |
| Tyjuan Garbutt | DE | VA | 4* | 4* | PSU, Pitt, VT, WVU, UK, MSU, UNC, OU, Miss, UVA |
| Taquon Graham | DE | TX | 4* | 3* | TCU, ASU, Cal, UGA, NU, UT, Tul |
| Kenneth Murray | LB | TX | 3* | 3* | UH, ASU, ISU, NU, Nev, TCU, UT, WVU |
| Santino Marchiol | LB | CO | 4* | 4* | tOSU, Wash, UF, FSU, Lou, NU, UNC, NW, Wisc |
| Levi Jones | LB | TX | 4* | 3* | ECU |
| Djimon Colbert | ATH | MO | 4* | 3* | Iowa, NU, MU, ISU, Minn |
There are 34 other players out there in the class of 2017 that currently have an offer from Kansas. They are all either verbally committed to another school or are rated three stars or less.